JUDGMENT

A.K. Mathur, J. - These appeals are directed against the judgment and order passed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. By the impugned order dated 27.4.2001 a batch of writ petitions were disposed of including the one before us whereby the High Court appointed arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter to be referred to as the Act). In the present appeals, we are concerned with Writ Petition No.2465 of 2001 [ Union of India & Anr. v. M/s. V.S. Engineering (P) Ltd & Anr.]. So far as order dated 27.4.2001 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court is concerned, all the issues raised in that order has already been decided by this Court in the case of SBP & Co. v. Patel Engineering Ltd. & Anr. [ (2005) 8 SCC 618] by a seven Judge Bench of this Court. Therefore, no purpose will be served by examining the validity of the order of the Division Bench of the High Court challenged in this present appeal as all issues are covered in the decision of SBP & Co. (supra), therefore this appeal is accordingly disposed of in the light of the aforesaid decision.

2. Brief facts giving rise to another appeal are that M/s. V.S. Engineering Pri